The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-03-05
RELIGIOUS DEPARTMENT.
Who wrote About the Death Of Moses.


vith the writer about sermon ne -
ad heard in our town, on Sunday last, l
m the burial of Moses. The book r
which gives the account Of his death 3
md burial is known as Deuteronomy A
md is claimed to have been written oy
Moses himself. The question which
our friend asked was this: "How could !
Moses write about his own death and 4
burial? and if he did not write 1t who
did?" AS this question may have en-
tered minds OF other we submit the ]
following reply
Moses is recognized as the author OF
the book but, there are indications,
10 the book itself, that there Is, IN the
whole, about two per cent Of supple
mentary matter.
/. We have reference to Moses IN
the third person, g. g., Chap. l, verse 1.
..Tbese be the words which Moses
spake, &C."
We have editorial remarks in
several places which In the authorised
version usually appear in brackets. g. g.
Chap. 1, verse IL. ["The Lord Goo OF
YOUR fathers make you Thousand
times SO many as ye are, and bless you
az he hath promised you.) Also
Chap. II, 1913 and verses 2o-23, re'
marks concerning the old inhabltan's.)
Chap. III, 8, &c.
These supplementary notes occur IN
several places throughout the book'
therefore. it is reasonable to infer that
the account given of the death OF Moses
is TO be added to this supplementary
material. Does this justify the ohjec-
ton to the Mosaic authorship OF the
book Certainly not. We are told
that similar editorial matter has been
, embodied in the textof Herodotus and
8 vet no one has ever thought of doubt"
ing its proper authorship.
The very unwise idea seems to bt
= entertained by some, that If it can OF
proved that certain books in the Bible
could not have been written by tn
authors whose name they bear, tina
~ the theory of inspiration is demolished
Let US look at the fallacy of this argu
y. ment.
Inspiration must be viewed In wv
- aspects. First, the human side; secont
-. the divine side. The Bible states 1t
~ this way-"Holy men of old wro'
~ there is tho human side) as they wei
moved by the Holy Ghost" (here is til
divine side.)
What then is scriptures? 1t dlvlf
thought finding utterancc through hi
~ man channels.
ke Now shall not refer TO any parllc
go lar case of disputed authorship. WIS
to emphasize the fact that this matt
his of but minor Importance for it efet
ur only the human side. The divine sI
50 ia not the least affected by these d
|he putes K: here is the divine thought, Ii
ties scarlet thread, inter woven throu'
rs, tho entire book.
ose He is the divine stream, it is a mt
o.. ter of but minor. importance as
through, what channels it has passt
avs Or, have just received letter iron
rol loved one, it is a matter of but mir
the Importance as TO what route it took
CIV s'1a reaching me.
'as. Here then we have book, the DO
or of books. 1t needs no argum'
to prove its genuineness and auth
ON ticity-it is its own argument. IN
ans may be disputes as to who wrote c
TER tain portions of it, but il is no m
affected by these disputations II
,es. is the sturdy oak disturbed by
ing whistling of a school boy, or
md chipping of cricket.
tent
Rev. Sam Small. ISLANDER.
lrge 1t is astonishing with what rapid
sion Islander can travel, especially whe
'p'e is something against good man.
Mo to willing ears to listen to such
out derous reports there is no lack OF tn
After giving earnest attention TO
cd recital of tho SANDER how many
IN, listeners will cxclaim: "Wcil, It's
"a more than L expected. l never
have any confidence in him,
rec. uDidn't tell you so?"
ition Not long since some one started
en- report that "Sam Small has abando
n ac. tho pufpit and returned to Journals